A 39-year-old man who was fatally shot by Oakland police on Saturdaymorning was carrying a replica rifle, police said.

Officers responded to a report of an armed man harassing a resident
in the 5500 block of Taft Avenue at about 9:35 a.m., Oakland police
spokeswoman Holly Joshi said.

Arriving officers reported that the suspect, later identified as
Oakland resident Matthew Cicelski, appeared to be armed with an
assault rifle when he ran from police and forced his way into a home,
Joshi said.

Occupants of the home managed to get out and told police that Cicelski
was carrying a gun, Joshi said.

Cicelski subsequently came out of the home and stood on the front
porch with what was later determined to be a replica assault rifle aimed at
officers outside.